Improvement in water-motor



WILLIAMMCGINNISS, OF AUBURN TOWNSHIP, OHIO.

Leners Patent iva-102,571, ma May 3, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-MOTOR.

The Schedule refelfe to in these Letters'I-atent and making parto? the samer To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM MCGYINNIss, of Auburn Township, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Water- Motor, of which the following is a specification.

Drawings.

Figure l is a side view of the motor.

Figure 2, and end View.

Figure 3, a view of the top.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the different views. A

Objective.

The nature of this invention relates to a water-motor or power, consisting 'of a bucket pivot-'ed in the arms of a pair of levers, which, as the bucket llswith water, descends, carrying down with it the levers, thereby throwing -upward thev opposite end thereof, actuating by this means a wheel attached thereto, by a pitman and crank, as hereinafter ymore fully described.

General Description.

A represents a frame.

In the `upper front part thereof is secured a watertank, B, in which is a gate, G, iig. 3, attached to the end of the beam D.

Said lever is secured to a rook-shaft, E, whereas the opposite end of the beam is connected to a lever, F, by a link, G, whereby the beam is Inade to vibrate, and thereby open and close the gate referred to, for a purpose presently shown.

The lever F is pivoted to *the side of the frame at the point a, iig. l.

A lever, H, corresponding to this Iis also pivoted to the opposite side of the frame. A

The two rear ends thereof are connected by a beam, I, which, together with the weights J, serve as counterbalances to the weight of the bucket K, journaled in thefront end ofthe levers, and extendsacross the front of the machine, immediately under the front end of the water-tank.

The bucket referred to is of a cylindrical shape, about one-halt' of it, longitudinally, being open for receiving the waterfrom the tank.

In the outer ends of the arms or levers F, and immediately in front ofthe bucket, is journaled a shaft, L, fig. 2, on each end of which is a grooved pulley, M,

-around which is turned a cord, N, one end of said cord beingattached to the bucket, whereas the opposite end is secured to the top of the frame Yby means of the adjusting pins O.

The rear ends ofthe levers F are connected to crankxrhcels Q by pitmen 1t.

Said cranks are secured to the shaft S, which also carries a fly-wheel, T, whereby the movement of the machine is balanced.

Operative.

The practical operation of this' motor is as follows A stream of water is conducted into the tank, and thereby kept full. slightlyraised, allowing the water to ow out under to the gate O, the flood-gate still holding back the pressure of waterfrom the feed-gate. Now, onstarting the machine, the feed-gate will open by meansof the vibration of the beam. D. 'lVater will now flow from under the gate into the bucket, it being elevated, as shown in iig. l.

The bucket, on being filled, will new descend by the weight of the water it contains, as indicated by the dottedlines a, iig. l.

' On the descent ofthe bucket,as aconsequence, the

opposite end of the lever is thrown upward, thereby` actuating the crank, and causing the wheel and shaft to revolve. Y

A continuation of the movement of the lever, 85e., is effected by the discharge of the water from the bucket, which, as it descends, is caused to rotate in .the direction of the arrow by the -eord Ndrawiug thereon, so that the mouth of the bucket is turned Afrom a horizontal posit-ion, indicated by the dotted line b, to the position indicated by the dotted line c, thcreby allowing the water to flow out. The bucket, being thus released of the weight of the water, ascends by the gravity of the counter balance, and, as it ascends, the mouth thereof again `assumes a horizontal position, by virtue of the superior weight of the bucket being on one side of its axial line of vibration.

The bucket 'is again in position for being chargedy with water, and, on being so charged, it again descends, and, by its rotary movement in tlie'manuer above described, discharges its contents as before, and

so on, the weight of the water carrying down the 1 bucket and lever, and the weight of the eounterba-lance causing its return, therebyproducing a crankmovement upon the shaft, causing its rotation.

It will be observed that on the descent of the bucket the feed-gate C closes, therebyrshutting oft' from the bucket a further iniow of water until its return, 'when the gate is again raised by the beam, and the water, in consequence, flows out into the bucket tocause its descent.

.lhe vibration of the beanrand that ofthe side levers F are made in the same time, their operation being simultaneous, and the opening and closing of .the gate so timed as to shut `oft' the water as the bucket descends, and opens itA immediately as it begins toascend. f v

' This device for using water fora power issimple in The Hood-gate U, iig. 3, is now' its construction andarrangement, and can be used with good results, where the stream is small, and but4 a small power required.

i C'laims.

W'hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The rotating bucket K, vibrating arms4 or levers F, pulleys M, and cords N, when combined and arranged to operate in the manner substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The rotating bucket K, vibratory arms or levers feed-gate C, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

3. The combination of tbe levers F, bucket K, pulleys M, cord N, feed-gate C, and shaft S, substantially in the manner as described and for the purpose set forth.

W'ILLIAM MCGINNISS.

Witnesses: A

S. S. BLo'oM, S. F. STAMBAUGH.

F.,-= as arranged, to `operate in combination with the4 

